Inside the Hokage's office.

"What will you do? Perhaps, be more patient with Kakashi."

The Third Hokage looked at Jiraiya.

Kakashi was the most problematic child.

However, he had talent, and the Third Hokage couldn't bear to see it go to waste, so he still hoped Jiraiya would show some leniency.

Jiraiya said, "If the result isn't as we hope, then we can only say that it’s fate that we cannot be together."

"Alright."

He waved his hand and disappeared from the office.

The Third Hokage sighed quietly, his face filled with sadness.

The next day, in the Forest of Death, Arena No. 7.

Yuhi Kurenai arrived early, and then she realized that Kyohiko and Kakashi had also arrived early and were sitting under a tree resting. She stood on tiptoe, not daring to make a sound.

Sitting and resting...

Always thinking about things!

Kurenai looked at the shadows of the trees above, feeling mixed emotions.

After some time.

"Oh, sorry, there was an obstacle on the road. I’m late."

Jiraiya laughed.

"Master Jiraiya, you're very late!"

Kurenai checked the time.

One more hour, and it would be noon.

However.

When she saw the three people in front of her, her smile froze.

One of them wore a mask and had a cold gaze.

The other two were very calm.

"You all seem very united and harmonious. Seeing you like this, I’m even more confident that you can pass the exam."

Jiraiya coughed lightly and took a bell from his waist.

"Kakashi, I don’t know what your first exam will be like, but my exam is very simple. You just need to grab the bell to pass."

Ding~

The bell rang.

He hung the bell back.

"Any questions?"

"Does that mean I pass if I grab just one, or do I have to grab them all?"

Kakashi asked.

Jiraiya said, "Given the difference between you and me, you will be considered successful if you grab one. However, the worst performer will be punished by missing lunch and will take a separate exam in the afternoon."

Kakashi took a deep breath and didn’t say more.

Jiraiya looked at the other two.

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"What about you guys?"

"No problem."

Kyohiko answered.

"Alright, let’s begin. I’ll give you time to plan your tactics."

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, the three of them disappeared.

Jiraiya narrowed his eyes and thought, "Did they go in different directions? Could it be..."

He felt a pressure in his heart.

Jiraiya was very optimistic about Kyohiko, but he would be very disappointed if the vision and awareness of Kyohiko’s team were so shallow.

At the same time.

Yuhi Kurenai whispered, "Kyohiko, do we really not care about Kakashi?"

"Of course, we will cooperate and design tactics to give him space. He is a Chunin, if he doesn’t want to cooperate, then there’s nothing we can do."

Kyohiko replied.

Kurenai sighed with relief.

"Then how do we fight?"

"You and I will delay and attract attention directly, using traps and illusions to coordinate with Kakashi’s position and surprise attacks to see if we can grab the bells. The condition is that you use illusions to cooperate, and then..."

"Alright."

"From now on, you have to grab my bell before the hourglass runs out, or you’ll fail too."

Jiraiya flipped the hourglass.

Then, he sensed the surroundings.

"Hmm, well hidden."

Jiraiya's mouth curved slightly.

These three kids, aside from everything else, had very good basic skills.

However.

There were still gaps.

Jiraiya took a step forward, appearing relaxed, but his steps were cautious and alert.

Crash!

A large tree bound with vines rushed toward him.

Jiraiya dodged immediately.

However.

In the blink of an eye, he saw a figure in front of him spin and disappear.

Sunset red?

Magic Tree Binding Kill!

The name of the technique appeared in Jiraiya’s mind, and he quickly used his chakra to break free.

In an instant, he was freed from the illusion.

However.

In the blink of an eye, several traps flew toward him.

Jiraiya disappeared immediately.

The next second, he crouched on a tree and surveyed his surroundings warily.

These naughty kids...

They couldn't be underestimated!

I never imagined the girl from the Xiuri family already mastered a B-rank illusion.

Before he could observe carefully, two figures appeared.

Kakashi held a sword, and Kyohiko leaped from below.

Jiraiya’s mouth curved slightly.

Then.

Bite!

He held a kunai and blocked Kyohiko’s kunai attack upwards.

Kyohiko disappeared from his original position without stopping and landed on another tree.

However.

"Not a bad tactic."

Jiraiya’s voice sounded behind him.

Jiraiya, who had just disappeared, seemed as though nothing had happened.

It was a shadow clone.

Jiraiya immediately attacked with fast punches and kicks.

After a while, Kyohiko and Jiraiya exchanged three punches and two kicks.

Good physical skills!

Jiraiya was surprised.

Kyohiko's skills...

Among the Genin, he was definitely the best, and many Chunin might not be as good as him.

He had an idea in his mind and immediately took a strong action.

The result?

Bang!

The figure in front of him turned into a piece of wood.

The real Kyohiko....

Ran off to another direction.

Good kid!

Jiraiya's eyes shone with admiration.

What he admired was not just Kyohiko's skills and speed in combining replacement techniques and body movement instantly, but also Kyohiko’s judgment.

Right after I made a strong move, the other party quickly ran away.

Such judgment showed that Kyohiko was very calm.

Sharp!

"This way!"

A large tree flew from above, sweeping forward to kill Jiraiya.

Yuhi Kurenai cut the trap and provided protection for Kyohiko.

However.

Jiraiya struck directly and destroyed the tree mechanism.

"If that’s all, you definitely won’t pass the exam."

"Get out!"

Kyohiko understood very well——

I haven’t used my full strength!

If this were a real fight, the opponent could have immediately used the random lion’s hair technique, and his speed would be much faster than this.

After all, the opponent was a Sannin!

Jiraiya’s speed right now happened to be slightly faster than his.

He had to use traps or cooperate with his teammate to escape.

It was a question.

However.

He had already led Jiraiya to the necessary place.

A raft with nails flew toward Jiraiya from all directions as it leapt into the air.

At the same time, two clones appeared.

One looked like Kyohiko.

The other turned into Kakashi.

Both "people" ran back and forth quickly.

Kurenai was up in a tree, her hands forming seals.

In the blink of an eye, four or five raft traps and two "people" reached her.

Quickly.

Her hair grew rapidly, spreading in all directions, catching the first flying raft, while others caught the two people coming to kill her.

Woolen cloth!

The clone exploded immediately.

"Above!"

Yuhi Kurenai immediately shouted.

Without further instructions, Kakashi swung his sword and advanced—

A large net flew down from above.

Around, the rafts that had previously been attached to her hair also slid toward the center.

Rip!

Kakashi cut the net with his sword, leaving a large hole.

Before he could recover, Jiraiya was already in front of him.

However.

Kyohiko appeared in front of him in an instant.

Bang!

A hard palm strike.

Boom!

Kyohiko fell to the ground, but at that moment, he yelled, “Master Jiraiya, you don’t want people to know that you…”